Cheesy smiles!!!

Ok, this may be ridiculous...but i couldn't resist dedicating a full post to Cohen's new cheesy smiles! I am amazed everyday at how much he is changing, and how quickly they pick up new things. Since the beginning of summer Cohen has gotten his first two teeth, started crawling and now has perfected the cheesy smile. He only pulls out these smiles when he sees the camera though! It is soooo funny!!


He is crazy!!



Nothing cheesy about this smile...just darn cute!
Like father like son!

4 Stinkin Cute Babes!

It had been while a while since we got all four babies in a picture together. So we took advantage last weekend at Ryan and Courtney's family dinner and took a few. It never seems to fail...there is always one unhappy baby in the picture. This time it was Cohen! Oh well, I think the pictures still look pretty darn cute.

Cohen trying to unsuccessfully pry the spoon from Phoenix's hand.
Cooper, Jordyn, Phoenix & Cohen (Phoenix may have a little bit of an ear fetish)
I love those blue eyes!

Mandy, Jordyn & Marty (I tried to get Mandy to put the Coke down just for a second...but she wouldn't part with it!)
Great Dad! But sometimes I worry :)

Swimming

We are so lucky to have a pool to swim in all summer long whenever we want! The pool is at my Grandpa's house, and we have been swimming in it since we were all little. It is so much fun to now be able to bring our own kids there. Since both my Grandma and Grandpa have passed away, we weren't sure if the pool would be used this year. But thanks to all their kids (Dave, Jane, Jim, Karen & Cam) they made it possible! Thank you sooooo much...I know Grandma and Grandpa are smiling down seeing how much joy all of the grandkids & great grandkids are getting out of it!

Cohen was a little unsure of the pool at first. It definitely isn't as warm as the bath water he is used to. But it only took a few minutes and he seemed to get used to it. Once the warm weather hit...we were there 4 days in row!

I'm not sure if he was crying because he didn't like the water...or because he didn't like the funny looking hat I was making him wear :)
Much better...but still wearing the funnly looking hat. I tell everyone I only make him wear it because I love him...I have to protect his bald head from the sun!
Cooper quite enjoyed just floating around the pool...he even had a little snooze!

Cohen was pretty relaxed in his floaty...it may have been past his nap time ;)
Enjoying the water with mom!